Key Statistics

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1995 Survey of Adults on Probation (SAP)This Bureau of Justice Statistics survey is the first nationally representative survey
of probationers. The collection detailed information on the characteristics of
probationers through a review of probationers' administrative records and personal
interviews with probationers.

2006 Census of State Parole Supervising AgenciesThe 2006 Census of State Parole Supervising Agencies collected data from parole
supervising organizations about the organizational structure of the agencies,
staffing, supervision levels of offenders, and whether the parole agency had a role in
considering prisoners for release, setting the conditions of supervision, and
conducting parole revocation hearings. This collection was conducted one time in 2006.
The census was sent to 68 respondents, including 50 central state reporters, the
California Youth Authority, and the District of Columbia. Sixteen local Minnesota
Community Corrections Act agencies were asked to provide information on staffing and
supervision not available from the state.

Annual Probation Survey and Annual Parole SurveyCollect administrative data from probation and parole agencies in the United States.
Data
collected include the total number of adults on state and federal probation and
parole
on
January 1 and December 31 of each year, the number of adults entering and exiting
probation
and parole supervision each year, and the characteristics of adults under the
supervision of
probation and parole agencies.

Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ)Collects data from a nationally representative sample of local jails on jail inmate
populations, jail capacity, and related information.

Arrest-Related DeathsThe Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) component of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program
(DCRP) is a national census of all manners of arrest-related deaths and includes all
civilian deaths that occurred during, or shortly after, state or local law enforcement
personnel engaged in an arrest or restraint process.

Capital Punishment (NPS-8)Provides an annual summary of inmates admitted to and removed from under sentence of
death (including executions) and of statutes pertaining to capital punishment and
annual changes to those statutes.

Census of Adult Parole Supervising Agencies (CAPSA)Collected information about state adult parole supervising organizations and their
supervision of parolees. It also took inventory of the names and locations of
regional/district parole offices, and the number of field offices under each
regional/district office, if any.

Census of Federal Law Enforcement OfficersCollects data from all federal law enforcement agencies with arrest and firearms
authority. Data collected include the number of officers working in the areas of
criminal investigation and law enforcement, police patrol and response, security and
protection, court operations, and corrections, by agency and state.

Census of Jail InmatesConducted approximately every five to seven years. Based on a complete enumeration of
each jail jurisdiction, the census provides information on supervised populations,
inmate counts and movements, and persons supervised in the community.

Census of JailsConducted approximately every five to seven years. Provides information on one-day
counts and average daily populations of jurisdictions, staffing, programs, and
individual jails.

Census of Law Enforcement Aviation Units (CLEAU)Collects data from all law enforcement agencies with 100 or more sworn officers that
operate a fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter. Data collected includes the locations,
available assets and range, personnel, expenditures, and functions of these units, as
well as information related to the capabilities and resources that each could provide
in the case of a national emergency.

Census of Law Enforcement Training AcademiesCollects data on the number and types of staff employed at state and local law
enforcement training facilities, budgets, sources of funds, number of officers trained,
and policies and practices. In addition to basic organizational data, the survey
collects information on training curriculum issues critical to current law enforcement
policy development.

Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner (ME/C) OfficesProvides data on the personnel, budgets, and workload of medical examiner and coroner
offices by type of office and size of jurisdiction. The census gathers information on
the number of unidentified human decedents handled by these offices, record-keeping
practices, and use of national databases for unidentified remains.

Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO)Provides data on the staffing, caseloads, expenditures, and standards and guidelines
in state- and locally-funded public defender offices across the 50 states
and the District of Columbia.

Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities (CSFACF)Conducted approximately every five to seven years, the Census of State and Federal
Adult Correctional Facilities provides detailed information on the types of inmates
housed, facility age and type, building plans, security level, court orders, programs,
facility operations and security conditions, confinement space, and staff
characteristics.

Census of State and Local Law Enforcement AgenciesProvides data on all state and local law enforcement agencies operating nationwide.
Data collected include the number of sworn and civilian personnel by state and type of
agency, and functions performed by each agency.

Census of State Court OrganizationObtains comparative data on the organizational structure of the nation's trial and
appellate state court systems, including information about courts and judges, judicial
selection and service, administrative procedures, the jury, and court structure. Data
collected through surveys mailed to state court administrators in all 50 states,
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico.

City-Level Survey of Crime Victimization and Citizen AttitudesThe Bureau Justice Statistics in a joint effort with the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS,) conducted victimization surveys in 12 selected
cities. The
standard National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument was used with
questions
about citizen perceptions of community policing and neighborhood issues.

Civil Justice Survey of State Courts (CJSSC)Provides a general overview of tort, contract, and real property cases decided by a
bench or jury trial in state general jurisdiction courts. Data include types of
litigants, case type, outcome, award amounts, and post-trial activity.

Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (CISVC)The CISVC is part of the Bureau Justice Statistics' National Prison Rape Statistics
Program which gathers mandated data on the incidence prevalence of sexual assault in
correctional facilities, under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-
79). The CISVC is a passive surveillance system in which medical staff complete an
incident form for each inmate exhibiting symptoms or injuries consistent with sexual
violence.

Compendium of State Privacy and Security LegislationReferences and classifies state legislation on privacy and security of state criminal
history record information. Statutes are grouped into 29 categories and presented
by classification and state. It is compiled every two years.

Court Statistics Project (CSP)Provides a national authoritative and comparative source of information on the work
and organization of trial court caseloads for all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico.

Emergency Room Statistics on Intentional ViolenceCollects data on intentional injuries, such as domestic violence, rape, and child
abuse, from a national sample of hospital emergency rooms. Through the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS),
information is obtained on characteristics of the victim and offender, victim-offender
relationship, alcohol/drug involvement in the incident, and circumstances of the
injury.

Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) programDesigned to collect annual data describing the number of inquiries made in connection
with presale handgun checks and the number and basis for rejection of such inquiries.
Data are collected directly from state agencies conducting background checks and from
local checking agencies and include the number of firearm applications made to the
agency, firearm applications rejected by the agency, and the reasons for rejection.
Data collection procedures are adjusted to reflect the differing presale check
procedures under the permanent system (which became effective on 11/30/98) and the
interim period (02/28/94 - 11/29/98).

Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS)The Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) was developed in 2007 to collect data on
alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies.

Inventory of State and Federal Corrections Information SystemsCollected basic information on state and federal offender-based corrections
information systems including a description of the capabilities of the information
systems for producing data extracts, linking records, and exchanging information
electronically. This was a one time collection conducted in 1998. The inventory was
conducted by the Urban Institute with sponsorship from BJS, the National Institute of
Justice (NIJ), and the Corrections Program Office (CPO), and with assistance from the
State-Federal Committee of the Association of State Corrections Administrators (ASCA).

Justice Assistance Data SurveyThe JADS collect detailed data for three justice functions (police protection,
judicial and legal, and corrections) and for three character and object classes
(current operations, capital outlay, and intergovernmental expenditure).

Juveniles in Criminal CourtDataset from 40 urban counties used to describe the characteristics of more than 7,000
juveniles charged with felonies in State courts. The findings indicated that
prosecution of juveniles in criminal court is generally reserved for those charged
with the quite serious crimes of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault.

National Census of State Court ProsecutorsObtains basic information from a nationally representative sample census of
prosecutors' offices that litigate felony cases in State courts. Focus on staffing and
operations data, including the use of innovative prosecution techniques, intermediate
sanctions, juvenile cases transferred to criminal court, actions against prosecutors
and other professional staff, and work-related assaults and threats.

National Computer Security Survey (NCSS)The goal of NCSS is to produce reliable national and industry-level estimates of the
prevalence of computer security incidents (such as denial of service attacks, fraud,
or theft of information) against businesses and the resulting losses incurred by
businesses. The first national survey of thousands of businesses is being conducted in
2006. It is cosponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Cyber
Security Division (NCSD) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The RAND
Corporation is the data collection agent.

National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP)The National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) collects offender-level
administrative data annually on prison admissions, releases, and yearend custody
populations, and on parole entries and discharges in participating jurisdictions.

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)The Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
is
the
nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year, data
are
obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 135,000 households,
composed
of
nearly 225,000 persons, on the frequency, characteristics, and consequences of
criminal
victimization in the United States.

National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS)The National Former Prisoner Survey (FPS) is the first Audio-Computer-Assisted Self
Interview instrument administered to a sample of former prison inmates on active
supervision to gather information on any experiences of sexual assault in the duration
of their last incarceration.

National Inmate Survey (NIS)The National Inmate Survey (NIS) is part of BJS's National Prison Rape Statistics
Program that gathers mandated data on the incidence of prevalence of sexual assault in
correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-
79). Data are collected directly from inmates in a private setting using audio
computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) technology with a touch-screen laptop and an
audio feed to maximize inmate confidentiality and minimize literacy issues.

National Survey of DNA Crime LaboratoriesProvides national data on publicly operated forensic crime laboratories that perform
DNA analyses. Data are collected on personnel, budgets, workloads, equipment,
procedures, policies, and data processing. BJS first surveyed forensic crime
laboratories in 1998, focusing solely on agencies that performed DNA analysis. The
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded the 1998 study as part of a DNA Laboratory
Improvement Program.

National Survey Of Indigent Defense Systems (NSIDS), 2013In 2013, the National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (NSIDS) was designed as a
census of all forms of indigent defense public defender, contract counsel and
assigned/appointed counsel in all fifty states and the District of Columbia.

National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC)The National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) is part of BJS's National Prison Rape
Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of
sexual assault in juvenile facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 as
specified in PREA; P.L. 108-79.

NICS Act State Record EstimatesAnnual collection of estimated available state and local records, and other
information pursuant to the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-180).
Estimates are collected of records pertaining to persons prohibited from purchasing or
possessing a firearm under the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, 18 U.S.C.
921 et. seq.

Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS)Provides detailed information on the characteristics of persons who had some type of
contact with police during the year, including those who contacted the police to
report a crime or were pulled over in a traffic stop. The PPCS interviews a
nationally
representative sample of residents age 16 or older as a supplement to the National
Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The survey enables BJS to examine the perceptions
of
police behavior and response during these encounters.

Recidivism of State PrisonersBJS uses criminal history records to study the number and types of crimes committed by
state prisoners both prior to and following their release.

State Police Traffic Stop Data Collection ProceduresCollected data from state law enforcement agencies with traffic patrol responsibility
about their policies for recording race and ethnicity data for persons in traffic
stops. Basic information was obtained on the circumstances under which demographic
data were collected for traffic-related stops and whether this information was stored
in an electronically accessible format. The data collection was not designed to obtain
available agency databases containing traffic-stop records.

Supplemental Survey of Civil AppealsPresents information on general civil cases conclude by trial that were subsequently
appealed to a States intermediate appellate court or court of last resort. Data
collected from approximately 65 intermediate and last resort appellate courts in 36
states, to include case-level data as well as court-level data that will be used to
describe appellate court characteristics.

Survey of Campus Law Enforcement AgenciesProvides data describing campus law enforcement agencies serving U.S. 4-year
universities or colleges with 2,500 or more students. Also surveyed were 2-year
institutions with 2,500 or more students and a sample of 4-year institutions with
1,000
to 2,499 students. Data were collected on personnel, functions, expenditures and
pay,
operations, equipment, computers and information systems, community policing
activities, specialized units, and emergency preparedness activities.

Survey of Inmates in Federal Correctional Facilities (SIFCF)A periodic survey based on personal interviews conducted with a sample of inmates in
federal prisons. The surveys are broad in scope, collecting a wide range of data on
the personal and criminal histories of offenders. Data from these surveys provides a
nationally-representative profile of inmates in federal prisons over time.

Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ)A periodic survey based on personal interviews conducted with a sample of inmates in
local jails. The survey is broad in scope, collecting a wide range of data. The data
from the survey provides a nationally-representative profile of inmates in local jails
over time.

Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (SISCF)A periodic survey based on personal interviews conducted with a sample of inmates in
state prisons. The surveys are broad in scope, collecting a wide range of data on the
personal and criminal histories of offenders. Data from these surveys provides a
nationally-representative profile of inmates in state prisons over time.

Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC)Collects detailed information on confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and
other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Survey of Large JailsThe survey focused on critical issues related to jail operations and inmate
management, information on offender flows through local jails, corresponding
workloads, and jail programs and treatment.

Survey of Law Enforcement Gang Units (SLEGU)Provides data from all law enforcement agencies with 100 or more sworn officers and at
least one officer dedicated primarily to the problem of gang activity. Data are
collected on gang unit demographics, selection criteria, training, operations, and
workload, as well as summary measures of gang activity.

Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI)Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) is a periodic, cross-sectional survey of
the state and sentenced federal prison populations.

Survey of State Criminal History Information SystemsCollects data used as the basis for estimating the percentage of total state records
that are immediately available through the FBI's Interstate Identification Index (III)
and the percentage that include dispositions. Other data collected include the number
of records maintained by each state, the percentage of automated records in the
system,
and the number of states participating in the FBI's III.

Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm SalesCollects data about the state laws, regulations, procedures, and information systems
related to sales and other transfers of firearms that were in effect as of June 30 of
the collection year. These data were collected from hundreds of federal, state, and
local agencies, including law enforcement organizations, statistical analysis centers,
and legislative research bureaus.
1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004